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Sorry to hear that. My best friend was murdered 5 years ago. It was a very traumatic and draining experience for me, but I do promise that the pain will fade......just won't go away. Cherish the good memories and avoid focusing on the end of their life.

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Lost my best friend and better half 27 months ago. It does get easier but it takes time. Know that I’m here for you! This board has been good to me in that regard. You’re gonna find strength you didn’t know you had. Praying for you now!

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Lost my best friend and better half 27 months ago. It does get easier but it takes time. Know that I’m here for you! This board has been good to me in that regard. You’re gonna find strength you didn’t know you had. Praying for you now!

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Hope you're doing well man. I've lost some people too. Never gets better but it does get easier...at least to me.

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Sorry to hear that. My best friend was murdered 5 years ago. It was a very traumatic and draining experience for me, but I do promise that the pain will fade......just won't go away. Cherish the good memories and avoid focusing on the end of their life.

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Thanks man. I had another best friend who was murdered In Vegas like 10 years ago too. Shits wack.

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Thanks everybody for the comments. Appreciate it. I’ll be alright. It’s somethjng unfortunately that I’ve come accustomed to. Probably lost 10 or so close friends in the last 15 years or so and I’m only 31.

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Thanks man. I had another best friend who was murdered In Vegas like 10 years ago too. Shits wack.

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It certainly tests you as a human being in every way imaginable. I found myself consumed with hatred, depression, apathy, etc. The best thing that I kept in mind was, "My friend wouldn't want me to become self-destructive as that's an insult to their memory". Honoring my best friend by living a good life was my way of coping and it helped A LOT. It's tough because I am always in touch with his sister and father and certain holidays or dates can ratchet up the emotions, but the pain has faded to where it is more manageable to deal with than it was years ago.
I'll pray for you to find strength, bud.

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It certainly tests you as a human being in every way imaginable. I found myself consumed with hatred, depression, apathy, etc. The best thing that I kept in mind was, "My friend wouldn't want me to become self-destructive as that's an insult to their memory". Honoring my best friend by living a good life was my way of coping and it helped A LOT. It's tough because I am always in touch with his sister and father and certain holidays or dates can ratchet up the emotions, but the pain has faded to where it is more manageable to deal with than it was years ago.
I'll pray for you to find strength, bud.

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Yep. Completely agree. With my friend now, nobody saw it coming at all. I got one of those calls from one our really close friends that said, “did you hear” and I knew something awful happened.

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Thanks everybody for the comments. Appreciate it. I’ll be alright. It’s somethjng unfortunately that I’ve come accustomed to. Probably lost 10 or so close friends in the last 15 years or so and I’m only 31.

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I'm sorry for you loss. It's times like this that make you sit back and think about what's really important.

I'm there right now too. I found out a couple of days ago that a guy I went to high school with that I'd known since elementary school, who I'd been Little League teammates with, passed away. He and I weren't close (we'd only seen each other I think once since graduation), but it's still had me thinking about stuff the past couple of days.